Examples of illusory in a Sentence
an illusory sense of security
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Elegant yet illusory, the pearls become armor for a woman determined to turn artifice into art.
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Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
Man, woman, dog—their illusory life was over.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Psychologists point to a concept called illusory correlation.
—Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Registration requirements today are largely illusory, with huge swaths of the non-citizen population exempt from registration and carry requirements.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
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Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
Man, woman, dog—their illusory life was over.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Psychologists point to a concept called illusory correlation.
—Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Registration requirements today are largely illusory, with huge swaths of the non-citizen population exempt from registration and carry requirements.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for illusory
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“Illusory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/illusory. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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illusory
adjective
il·lu·so·ry
il-ˈüs-(ə-)rē 
-ˈüz-
: based on or producing illusion : deceptive
an illusory hope
Medical Definition
illusory
adjective
il·lu·so·ry
il-ˈüs-(ə-)rē
-ˈüz-
-ˈüz-
: based on or producing illusion : being deceptive
the search for the ultimate cure-all for a hangover has proved illusory—M. L. Herndon
M. L. HerndonLegal Definition
illusory
adjective
il·lu·so·ry
i-ˈlü-sə-rē, -zə-rē
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